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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1930
Page
8
Fashion notes from 1920 describe belted and capelet coats as the season’s smart choice for young girls. Tweeds in zephyr weights and lacy weaves appear with new cape accents, collar lines, and fur trims, while monotone woolens and grays, greens, yellows gain favor. jersey ensembles and coordinated accessories complete the look.
A housekeeping note urges recognizing a tired child as a troublesome one and promotes Comfortalie shoes to ease shopping for homemakers. It suggests using seven cream soups beaten with an egg beater just before serving and advises that all children's garments, especially play suits, should allow free natural movement of the body.
The article explains a nursery school friendly trouser design by the United States Department of Agriculture. It advocates a single fastening type for ease of dressing a five to three year old and details a drop front with slashing to allow simple use.
A vintage recipe feature extols home grown dates as a sweet versatile ingredient for confections and everyday dishes. It offers methods for date pie, roll and dusted sugar dates, date additions to salads and bars, and a potato chowder using dates as a potential extension. Includes tips on preparing with nuts and citrus flavors and notes on the shift from imported to domestic dates.
An article from the Wester Newspaper Union offers practical tips for children’s clothing construction, including button placket alignment, sleeve and neck design, and fabric choice, plus simple homemade meals like cornmeal mush with American cheese and egg dishes.
Winter carrots may be prepared as described by the bureau of home economies to make them a popular cold weather vegetable. Slice thin or cut into shoe strings, then toss with lemon ash butter sauce and finely minced parsley. Cook carrots in salted water until tender, drain, then mix with butter lemon juice and parsley before serving.
In a fanciful tale by Mary Graham Bonner, the Fairy Queen plots to enlist the Dream King to gift children vivid dreams of goblins guiding wondrous night travels. Goblins celebrate with a party, sleds, magic horses, and a moonlit road, as children dream of glorious adventures in Dreamland.
The sprouting broccoli, once scarce beyond French and Italian households, has become widespread in Texas and California markets. A broccoli is a brassica like cauliflower, with green flower heads. trim the stalk ends, wash center stalks, slice lengthwise, boil 15 to 25 minutes, drain while tender, and season to taste with butter or sauce.
In a quirky street scene a suspicious looking individual questions a sergeant and asserts a whispering barytone voice. The exchange shows confusion and comic miscommunication as the doorway gag unfolds.
A literary brief notes the chief fault of a narrow mind as excessive energy wasted on unproductive efforts, with wry reference to Cupper's Weekly.
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe choice for constipation in children and adults. It claims strict laboratory supervision, original prescription, and being the world’s largest selling laxative with wide drugstore availability.
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